Extinct Species

Some species had already been extincted. In this page, you will see a list of extinct animal during one century. (1900-2000)

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Passenger Pigeon

Geographical Range :   North America

Year of Extinction : 1912

Cause of Extinction : Excessive hunting for food

Cape Verde Giant Skink 

Geographical Range :  Cape Verde Islands

Year of Extinction : 1914

Cause of Extinction :  Habitat loss

 Laughing Owl

Geographical Range : New Zealand

Year of Extinction : 1914

Cause of Extinction : Habitat loss/Predation by domestic cats

 Carolina Parakeet

Geographical Range : United States of America

Year of Extinction : 1918

Cause of Extinction : Excessive hunting

 Bubal Hartebeest

Geographical Range :  Africa

Year of Extinction : 1923

Cause of Extinction :  Excessive hunting

 

Caucasian Wisent

Geographical Range : Europe

Year of Extinction : 1927

Cause of Extinction : Large-scale predation

 Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Geographical Range : Australia

Year of Extinction :  1927

Cause of Extinction :  Large-scale predation by Red fox

 Paradise Parrot

Geographical Range : Australia

Year of Extinction :  1927

Cause of Extinction : Habitat loss/Predation by domestic cats

Syrian Wild Ass

Geographical Range : Asia

Year of Extinction : 1927

Cause of Extinction : Excessive hunting

 

Caspian Tiger

Geographical Range : Asia

Year of Extinction : 1930s

Cause of Extinction : Excessive hunting/Loss of Habitat

Roque Chico de Salmor Giant Lizard

Geographical Range : Canary Islands, Spain

Year of Extinction : 1930s

Cause of Extinction : Commercial exploitation in scientific research

Schomburgk’s Deer

Geographical Range : Thailand

Year of Extinction : 1930s

Cause of Extinction :  Excessive hunting

Heath Hen

Geographical Range : New England

Year of Extinction :  1932

Cause of Extinction : Excessive hunting for food

Hawai’i ‘O’o

Geographical Range :  Hawaii

Year of Extinction : 1934

Cause of Extinction : Excessive hunting

Ryukyu Wood-pigeon

Geographical Range : Okinawa Archipelago, Japan

Year of Extinction : 1936

Cause of Extinction : Habitat loss

Tasmanian Wolf

Geographical Range : Australia

Year of Extinction : 1936

Cause of Extinction : Excessive hunting/Habitat loss

Bali Tiger

Geographical Range : Indonesia

Year of Extinction : 1937

Cause of Extinction : Excessive hunting

Grand Cayman Thrush

Geographical Range : Grand Cayman

Year of Extinction : 1938

Cause of Extinction : Habitat loss/Excessive hunting/Predation

Laysan Rail

Geographical Range : Hawaii

Year of Extinction : 1944

Cause of Extinction : Habitat/Predation by rats

Wake Island Rail

Geographical Range : Wake Island, Pacific Ocean

Year of Extinction : 1945

Cause of Extinction : Excessive hunting for food

Little Swan Island Hutia

Geographical Range : Caribbean

Year of Extinction : 1950s

Cause of Extinction : Predation by domestic cats

Thicktail Chub

Geographical Range : California, United States

Year of Extinction : 1950s

Cause of Extinction : Habitat loss/Competition with hybrid species

Toolache Wallaby

Geographical Range :  Australia

Year of Extinction :  1950s

Cause of Extinction : Excessive hunting/Predation by foxes/Habitat loss

Caribbean Monk Seal

Geographical Range : Caribbean Sea

Year of Extinction : 1952

Cause of Extinction : Excessive hunting

Palestinian Painted Frog

Geographical Range : Israel

Year of Extinction : 1955

Cause of Extinction : Habitat loss

South Island Piopio

Geographical Range : New Zealand

Year of Extinction : 1963

Cause of Extinction : Predation/Habitat loss

Santo Stefano Lizard

Geographical Range : Santo Stefano Island, Italy

Year of Extinction : 1965

Cause of Extinction : Large-scale predation/Endemic

Arabian Ostrich

Geographical Range :  Arabian Peninsula

Year of Extinction : 1966

Cause of Extinction : Excessive hunting

Guam Flying Fox

Geographical Range : Guam (US Territory)

Year of Extinction : 1967

Cause of Extinction : Habitat Loss/Predation by brown tree snakes

Bushwren

Geographical Range : New Zealand

Year of Extinction : 1972

Cause of Extinction : Large-scale predation by mustelids

Javan Tiger

Geographical Range : Indonesia

Year of Extinction : 1972

Cause of Extinction : Habitat loss/Excessive hunting

Japanese Sea Lion

Geographical Range : Japanese Archipelago

Year of Extinction : 1974

Cause of Extinction : Excessive hunting

Round Island Burrowing Boa

Geographical Range : Round Island, Mauritius

Year of Extinction : 1975

Cause of Extinction : Loss of habitat

Colombian Grebe

Geographical Range : Colombia

Year of Extinction : 1977

Cause of Extinction : Large-scale predation/Excessive hunting

Kaua’i ‘O’o

Geographical Range : Hawaii

Year of Extinction : 1987

Cause of Extinction : Avian diseases

Atitlan Grebe

Geographical Range : Guatemala

Year of Extinction :  1989

Cause of Extinction : Habitat loss

Golden Toad

Geographical Range : Monteverde

Year of Extinction : 1989

Cause of Extinction : Climate change/Fungal epidemic

Canarian Black Oystercatcher

Geographical Range : Canary Islands, Spain

Year of Extinction : 1994

Cause of Extinction : Human encroachment/Habitat loss

Pyrenean Ibex

Geographical Range : France and Spain

Year of Extinction : 2000

Cause of Extinction : Excessive hunting